Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Stock Price Up 1%

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) rose 1% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 210 ($2.67) and last traded at GBX 205 ($2.61). Approximately 131,000 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 22% from the average daily volume of 168,906 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 203 ($2.58).

Henry Boot Stock Up 1.0 %

The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.14. The stock has a market capitalization of £275.26 million, a P/E ratio of 1,084.21, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 185.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 189.99.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.40 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 2.39%. This is an increase from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $2.93. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 2nd. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio is 3,684.21%.

Insider Transactions at Henry Boot

In other Henry Boot news, insider Darren Littlewood purchased 22,615 shares of Henry Boot stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 182 ($2.31) per share, for a total transaction of £41,159.30 ($52,312.28). Insiders own 68.45% of the company’s stock.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot PLC engages in property investment and development, land promotion, and construction activities in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Property Investment and Development, Land Promotion, and Construction. It engages in housebuilding and associated trading; and land management, development, and trading activities.